When the police came, the thief hid himself in the cave and didn’t dare to move, ________ his breath．

A．took

B．held

C．holding

D．taking

_______ out of the difficult situation, the restaurant is now making efforts to improve the quality of service．

A．Getting

B．Got

C．Having got

D．To get

Nothing _______ after the terrible fire caused by the careless doorkeeper．

A．left

B．continued

C．kept

D．remained

_______ the money offered by the government _______ run out．

A．Two third of; has

B．Two thirds of; has

C．Two third; has been

D．Two thirds of; had

Many of the creatures in Rowling’s world are not real, and much of ________ happens is strange．

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．it

Talks between the two countries, ________ is reported in the newspapers, are making progress．

A．it

B．as

C．what

D．which

I don’t know what our teacher was arguing ________．

A．with them

B．to them

C．to them about

D．with them about

It was evening _______ we reached the little town of Win Chester．

A．that

B．until

C．when

D．since

The high school students have already remembered ________ useful English words and expressions．

A．a great many of

B．a plenty of

C．a great number of

D．a great deal of

So interesting ________ it to read this novel that I couldn’t tear myself away from it．

A．I did find

B．I have found

C．did I find

D．have I found